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Oakwood School

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Lily Burk's Killer Pleads Guilty, Avoids Death Sentence

    An ex-con pleaded guilty this afternoon to the murder of Lily Burk, a 17-year-old Los Feliz girl who was kidnapped and later killed inside her car near downtown Los Angeles. Lily Burk​Charlie Samuel, 50, avoided the death penalty by pleading to the July 24, 2009 slaying. He faces life in pris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Coroner: Los Feliz Teen Lily Burk Died from Fatal Wound to Neck

    A Los Angeles County Coroner testified today in the brutal murder of Lily Burk, the 17-year-old Los Feliz teen who was allegedly kidnapped and killed by a parolee. Dr. Jeffrey P. Gutstadt testified at a preliminary hearing that the Oakwood School student had injuries from head to toe, including a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Lily Burk's Alleged Killer Charged with New Felony Counts at Preliminary Hearing

    A parolee who is accused of kidnapping and killing a 17-year-old Los Feliz teen was charged today with two new felony counts at a preliminary hearing in downtown Los Angeles. ​ Los Angeles County prosecutors charged 50-year-old Charlie Samuel with one felony count each of carjacking and kid ... More >>

  • Columns

    August 13, 2009

    Something About Lily

    A parolee who is accused of kidnapping and killing a 17-year-old Los Feliz teen was charged today with two new felony counts at a preliminary hearing in downtown Los Angeles. ​ Los Angeles County prosecutors charged 50-year-old Charlie Samuel with one felony count each of carjacking and kid ... More >>

  • News

    July 30, 2009

    Losing Lily Burk

    Outrage After a Popular Teen Gets Carjacked and Slain

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Coroner Reports Lily Burk Died from Neck Wound

    The Los Angeles County Coroner reports this morning that 17-year-old Lily Burk died from an "incised wound to neck." In other words, her neck was slashed. Burk, whose father is well-known music writer Greg Burk, also suffered traumatic injuries to her head as previously reported in local papers.Burk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Fingerprints Link Parolee to Murder of Lily Burk, 17

    The Los Angeles Police Department held a packed, late-morning press conference today, one day after they arrested a former convict who had been on parole since last August. Charlie Samuel, 50, has been charged with the murder of Lily Burk, 17. Detectives received confirmation Saturday that latent fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    LAPD: "Parolee Charlie Samuel killed Lily Burk"

    The Los Angeles Police Department announced this morning the arrest of 50-year-old Charlie Samuel, a parolee with a history of violence, for the shocking, daylight carjacking murder of 17-year-old Lily Burk. Detectives learned on Saturday that latent fingerprints collected from Lily's car were ex-co ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 1999

    Preppie Living Wage

    The Los Angeles Police Department announced this morning the arrest of 50-year-old Charlie Samuel, a parolee with a history of violence, for the shocking, daylight carjacking murder of 17-year-old Lily Burk. Detectives learned on Saturday that latent fingerprints collected from Lily's car were ex-co ... More >>

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